Aviation Infrastructure of Bahrain from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bahrain's aviation infrastructure, including airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active, with urban areas typically better represented than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Plan logistics and supply routes based on airport and helipad locations.
• Model evacuation routing scenarios based on emergency landing site data.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure density and distribution for aerial-response planning.
• Cross-reference local field knowledge for critical decision-making based on mapped aeroway features.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple feature types tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency` keys.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Coverage is uneven, with remote areas likely sparse due to volunteer mapping activity.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap collaborative platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 02:38:18.122364

Geography

Bahrain